Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

"Compared to last week, overall supply increased slightly. With light comparisons available, feeder steers sold steady to $5.00 higher. Feeder bulls were mostly $10.00 higher, and feeder heifers over 300lb sold $10.00-$15.00 higher. There were no comparable sales on 300-lb heifers to establish a trend; however, demand for this weight class was very active at times, with prices trading over a wide range. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.28/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −75.33 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$324.28

32 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$33.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.74

vs AR average

−39.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	331.51	1,846	25
Medium and Large 2	529	298.49	1,580	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.01/cwt here — about $266 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.86, low $357.61, median $399.62 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale32 hd

324.28

—

AR average9 barns · 637 hd

345.02

−20.74

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−39.68

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−75.33

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,584	161.19	2,553	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	152.00	2,303	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	143.99	1,775	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,014	116.40	1,180	13

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,000	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 lots · USDA AMS · Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	307.41/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	407.66/cwt	375.00–455.00	1,545	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	457.70/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	342.45/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,760	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	333.63/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	369.86/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,957	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	392.53/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,868	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,015	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	582	323.32/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	421.60/cwt	385.00–445.00	1,817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	444.63/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,903	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	328	432.37/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	369.89/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,279	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	388.34/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,008	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	464.06/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	352.78/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,669	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	154.86/cwt	142.00–172.00	1,847	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	420.14/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	334.41/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,943	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	333.99/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,757	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	132.96/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,472	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	124.64/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,334	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,303	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	135.23/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,581	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	73.34/cwt	72.00–75.00	565	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	114.81/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,137	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	168.25/cwt	163.00–178.00	2,785	3
Bulls	—	—	1,370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,918	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	156.00/cwt	152.00–161.00	2,030	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	145.48/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	579	339.10/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,963	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	357.35/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	327.49/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,395	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	250	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	360.45/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,330	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	319.52/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	294.73/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	381.40/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	358.64/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,678	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	401.76/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,900	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	372.15/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,608	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	414.93/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	321.49/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,521	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	368.35/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,184	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	319.31/cwt	300.00–337.50	2,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	324.59/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,038	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	345.00/cwt	342.50–352.50	2,277	4

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 416Last week 278Year ago 556

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 60Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 15Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	427	350.00–367.50	357.35
4	450–500	475	325.00–345.00	333.63
8	500–550	514	325.00–360.00	342.45
6	550–600	565	300.00–335.00	319.52
2	600–650	613	300.00–315.00	307.41
1	700–750	720	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	860	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	320	445.00–485.00	464.06
2	350–400	363	400.00–440.00	420.14
6	400–450	431	385.00–445.00	421.60
7	450–500	476	375.00–420.00	392.53
11	500–550	529	365.00–390.00	369.86
1	550–600	570	360.00	360.00
7	600–650	628	320.00–335.00	324.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	430.00–435.00	432.37
1	500–550	515	355.00	355.00
3	550–600	582	320.00–325.00	323.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	355	445.00	445.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	343	405.00–425.00	414.93
8	350–400	379	375.00–455.00	407.66
9	400–450	432	350.00–385.00	372.15
9	450–500	473	340.00–380.00	352.78
9	500–550	526	320.00–350.00	333.99
14	550–600	581	320.00–340.00	334.41
1	600–650	615	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	670	300.00–337.50	319.31
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	850	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	395.00	395.00
9	350–400	369	330.00–385.00	360.45
7	400–450	426	315.00–350.00	327.49
13	450–500	473	315.00–345.00	321.49
5	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	565	280.00–310.00	294.73
1	600–650	625	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	675	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	450.00–465.00	457.70
6	400–450	428	430.00–460.00	444.63
14	450–500	473	385.00–415.00	401.76
14	500–550	517	370.00–410.00	388.34
12	550–600	593	360.00–370.00	368.35
4	600–650	616	355.00–385.00	369.89
4	650–700	660	342.50–352.50	345.00
1	750–800	760	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	355.00–405.00	381.40
1	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
12	450–500	468	340.00–380.00	358.64
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	740	260.00	260.00
1	900–950	945	207.50	207.50
1	1000–1050	1,015	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	579	337.50–350.00	339.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,193	142.00–172.00	154.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,040	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,800.00	2,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	132.00–135.00	132.96
5	—	1,070	119.00–129.00	124.64
2	—	770	72.00–75.00	73.34
3	—	990	112.00–116.00	114.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	152.00	152.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,169	134.00–139.00	135.23
4	—	1,301	152.00–161.00	156.00
3	—	1,268	141.00–148.00	145.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	163.00–178.00	168.25
1	—	1,370	140.00	140.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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